ATLANTA, May 6, 2009 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for April 2009. System traffic in April, including both Delta and Northwest operations, decreased 7.7 percent compared to April 2008 on a 7.1 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 0.5 points to 81.4 percent.

Domestic traffic decreased 7.0 percent year over year on a 6.9 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor declined 0.1 point to 83.1 percent. International traffic decreased 8.9 percent year over year on a 7.2 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor declined 1.4 points to 78.6 percent. 

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

Delta Air Lines is the world’s largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 370 destinations in 66 countries and serve more than 170 million passengers each year. Delta’s marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta‘s more than 70,000 employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only U.S. airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.